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SpaceEngine cover art

SpaceEngine

Cosmographic Software · 2019-06-11

SteamGOG

CasualIndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 01, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 11, 2019 (SteamVR)

The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.

206
playing now
96%
positive of 16k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

206 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

SpaceEngine is an interactive 3D planetarium and astronomy software initially developed by Russian astronomer and programmer Vladimir Romanyuk and released in June 2010. Romanyuk and the SpaceEngine team later founded the American game studio Cosmographic Software in Connecticut in February 2022 to continue development.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 206 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,513 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~314/week).
  • · Review velocity up 60% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 9,562 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 411k–986k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,433 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $17.99 at Steam (2023-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.0k1.0k20142026Week of 2019-06-01: 1,010 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2791232026-08-06 22:00 — 213 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 123 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 214 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 207 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 136 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 204 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 231 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 150 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 204 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 246 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 150 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 269 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 221 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 163 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 248 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 235 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 151 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 272 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 278 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 169 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 194 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 229 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 160 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 194 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 252 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 172 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 181 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 233 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 206 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$17.992019-06-112026-08-162019-06-11 — best price $18.742019-07-18 — best price $19.992019-12-19 — best price $19.992020-03-22 — best price $19.992020-06-25 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $19.992021-05-27 — best price $19.992021-07-28 — best price $18.742021-10-28 — best price $19.992021-11-24 — best price $22.492021-12-22 — best price $19.992022-04-11 — best price $18.742022-05-23 — best price $22.492022-06-23 — best price $19.992022-09-09 — best price $19.992023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-08-04 — best price $29.992023-11-28 — best price $29.992024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-02-09 — best price $29.992024-02-12 — best price $29.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-09-09 — best price $29.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-11-26 — best price $29.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-05-11 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-08-16 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

196492026-05-29 — 85 pageviews2026-06-01 — 92 pageviews2026-06-04 — 113 pageviews2026-06-07 — 91 pageviews2026-06-10 — 106 pageviews2026-06-13 — 105 pageviews2026-06-16 — 83 pageviews2026-06-19 — 99 pageviews2026-06-22 — 100 pageviews2026-06-25 — 84 pageviews2026-06-28 — 196 pageviews2026-07-01 — 96 pageviews2026-07-04 — 94 pageviews2026-07-07 — 79 pageviews2026-07-10 — 95 pageviews2026-07-13 — 77 pageviews2026-07-16 — 91 pageviews2026-07-19 — 96 pageviews2026-07-22 — 105 pageviews2026-07-25 — 75 pageviews2026-07-28 — 169 pageviews2026-07-31 — 94 pageviews2026-08-03 — 95 pageviews2026-08-06 — 51 pageviews2026-08-09 — 104 pageviews2026-08-12 — 115 pageviews2026-08-15 — 109 pageviews2026-08-18 — 49 pageviews2026-08-21 — 102 pageviews2026-08-24 — 98 pageviews2026-08-26 — 95 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

10102026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 101 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerTracked Controller SupportVR SupportSteam WorkshopSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing12 DLC

18 supported languages: English, German, Russian, Italian, French, Finnish, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch…

Player tags

3DSpaceCasualFlightSci-fiSandboxScienceColorfulRelaxingEducation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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